Biker Challenge 2012

NTU Riders Club organised Biker Challenge 2012 on the 27th of October 2012. It was an exciting event where participants went to 5 different pit stops around Singapore to complete the missions. The aim of the event is to create a fun and meaningful event where riders can meet and interact with each other and at the same time promote safety riding concepts. On top of that, it is also another platform for our sponsors to showcase their products.

The event began with a welcome speech by our NRC President, Mr Liew Teik Yong, at the starting point, the Nanyang House. After the welcome speech, Mr Liew continues with the briefing on the Biker Challenge as well as conduct safety checks before flagging off.

Participants getting ready

Briefing by our NRC President

Ready to rumble!

Participants visited various places in Singapore where NRC members will be stationed at, awaiting for them to complete their challenges.

Patching using tyre worms

Minute To Win It!!!

TABOO!

Recap on Narrow Plank

The Price is Right !

For the last station, all participants went back to Nanyang House, where they competed in a Road Safety Quiz as a team. It is a test of safety concept for riders and road users. The score were then tabulated.

Just before the day ended, it was our prize presentation. Our NRC President had presented all the prizes to our winners. On that day, everybody is a winner!

Theory Test Time !

Everyone is a winner !!!

The club would like to thank all the participants for taking the time to join our event.

Lastly, Biker Challenge could not have been successful without the support from our sponsors. Hence, NRC would also like to thank all our sponsors for their greatest support for our event. They are JAD Global, A Motorcykel Area, GE3P,Wing Yap Motor, Motovation Accessory Singapore, Al-de moto,HelmetBoys.com, BPL Distribution Pte Ltd. Thank you so much for providing us with many of their great products for the prizes and goodies bags.

Hope to see everyone again next year!

FOC 2012 - One Amazing Ride

NRC held its Freshmen Orientation Camp on the 21st of July 2012 for the AY 2012 - 2013. The aim of this camp is to introduce new students to NTU's motorcycle community, inculcate the importance of safe riding, and to familiarize them with important landmarks in the campus.

The day began with a talk conducted by our very own Road Safety Ambassador, NRC Business Manager Koh Wee Yong, on the topic of protecting oneself while on the road.

Participants listening to the safety talk

After that we proceeded from Nanyang House to various locations around the school, such as ADM, SSC, NIE and SRC. Showing the freshmen these locations familiarized them with NTU's campus, helping them to navigate around the school in the future.

Setting off!

Roving photography team - Eugene Low and Koh Wee Yong

Playing Taboo outside TCT LT

Nicely parked

'You can see Jurong Hill from here!'

We also visited NTU's Chinese Heritage Centre to learn more about NTU's history, since its beginnings when it was still known as Nanyang University back in 1955. The freshmen left enriched with the knowledge of NTU's formation.

Stunning view inside the Chinese Heritage Centre

Learning more about NTU's history

After the ride around the school, we proceeded back to Nanyang House to distribute goodie bags to the participants. Each bag contained over $100 worth of merchandise, including 1L Bardahl engine oil, Vrooam! chain lube, Plug-N-Go, Monster armsocks, OGK helmet bag, Motor Culture Asia magazines, and our very own NTU Rider windbreaker.

Our top three prize winners walked away with an Aramusha Full-Face Helmet, 4L Bardahl Engine Oil, and a H-Pack bagpack.

Smiles from our three prize winners

The club would like to thank all participants for taking the time to join our camp.

We would also like to thank all our sponsors, Wing Yap Motor, JAD Global, Motovation, BPL,  Helmetboys, Future Scootering, and Chong Aik for providing us with many great items for our goodie bag.

See you around NTU!

Post Examination Mini-Melaka trip 2012

After the hectic semester of 2012, 3 of our members decide to take a relax trip up to Melaka. We show that small class 2-B bike can also "tour".  Despite the fact that it took them more than the usual amount of time for them to travel to Melaka, they made it there and back safe and sound  =].

"gateway" for melaka

We have reached Melaka! 

 Christ Church Melaka!

 Chendol

 Chicken rice ball

 Satay Celup!

 R & R 

Dam Good Nite 2012

Once again NRC organised Dam Good Nite on 3rd March 2012. The convoy flag off from Nanyang House and travel towards various dams and parks along the northern coast line of Singapore. The event end with a "makan" session at Tebing Lane, where even most of the "easterners" will not be aware of this place. We hope that the riders had enjoyed this simple event and hope that more riders will join us for future riding events.

NRC Bikefest 2012

Bike Fest 2012, held over two days in NTU, had the objectives of promoting safety riding and riders awareness in school. The event spanned over two days at two different venues, reaching out to more students and staff in this manner. New members were recruited and will subsequently be invited to future club events, fostering stronger bonds in the community.

For this event, external vendors were also engaged. The turn out by Traffic Police, Bukit Batok Driving Center and Harley-Davidson Singapore (HDS) and their interactive displays were impressive, and fulfilled the message of safer motoring as well as created excitement for our festival. On-site representatives actively introduced campus community to various simulators and encouraged participation – crowd involvement was enhanced. Finally, unlike previous years, we invited Professor Bertil Andersson, NTU’s incumbent president, to grace the event.

In a nut shell, the event was a success. We saw greater levels of interest in the event this year, and it translated to better sales, more member sign-ups and enhanced crowd participation.

HIGHLIGHTS/ WHAT’S NEW

The highlight of our event would be the Harley-Davidson simulator, a real Harley-Davidson bike secured to a frame, which we invited everyone to try with or without license. For safety reasons we had to limit participants to those wearing long pants and covered shoes, but the simulator was awe-inspiring and the expressions of the participants were priceless.

For this event, we took a different slant from previous festivals and decided to draw attention to HDS and their merchandise and promotions in exchange for more support from them. They gained by exposing themselves commercially to our students and staff, and we gained some benefits too as they did not hold back by offering ideas as well as support for our festival. Such partnerships can definitely be considered again in the future.

NTU Riders Club Charity Bike Wash 2011

SUMMARY

On December 17th 2011, NTU Riders Club held an annual Charity Bike Wash for the Spastic Children's Association of Singapore at the Cerebral Palsy Centre in Pasir Ris. The aim of this event is to raise awareness and donations for these children and help them out by washing bikes to raise funds.

NTU Riders Club would like to thank all those who came down and made it possible. Also a big thanks to the volunteers who were willing to lend a helping hand on a Saturday. You guys are the best. It was great to see how people from different backgrounds with the same interest, commute together in the name of charity and made the event lively. In short, it was DAEBAK!!!!

EVENT PICTURES

Bikers doing their part for charity.

The washing begins.

In awe of the awesome bikes.

The rinsing area.

Everybody's hard at work.

A big thanks to all the bike groups who came down and support us.

BBDC Ride Safe - 2 Oct 2011

INTRODUCTION
NTU Rider’s Club (NRC) members participated in the annual Bukit Batok Driving Centre (BBDC) Ride Safe event organised in conjunction with Traffic Police. This exciting half-day event aims to increase rider awareness of safety and the importance of skills training.

Over 20 riders turned up to represent NRC the event, and they were exposed to critical concepts such as the negative effects of alcohol on the human body and correct pillion techniques. By investing their time with us, participants learned key lessons on road safety and riding techniques, fostered stronger bonds with fellow NTU riders, and got to know the club a little better.

HIGHLIGHTS
Our very own, Chan PengLi, won the Wear Safe prize for riders who dressed in the appropriate riding attire among the estimated 300 riders who attended. The prize was handed to him on stage personally by the event Guest-Of-Honour, Mr S Iswaran, Minister in Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister for Home Affairs and Trade & Industry.

Other than winning this prestigious prize, participants were all exposed to many exhibits held inside the compound of BBDC. This is a departure of the practices of previous years where riders had to ride around Bukit Batok to visit the various exhibits and demonstrations. The new event format allowed riders to focus more on learning and relearning various tips, skills and advice.

WHAT DID OUR MEMBERS HAVE TO SAY?

“It was a fruitful event. It reminded me once again the vulnerabilities of being a rider, so we have to be constantly aware of our surroundings.” - Wong HongJun, Danne

“It brings me joy to see fellow riders gaining a deeper understanding of the basics of controlling their motorcycle. A good example would be the braking station where riders were shown the effects of not applying their brakes in the proper manner. i.e.: both front and rear simultaneously. I am looking forward to spread the knowledge with fellow riders.” – Andre Tan

“Ride safe was great. I had fun. It improved my riding safety, and we should definitely organise this event again next year.” – Li Lemin

“Ride Safe 2011 was a great chance for me to know more about riding safely and also to be more aware of road conditions. It also gave me a chance to interact with other riders and chat with them regarding bikes and riding in general. I also had a chance to ask the BBDC instructors regarding safety riding and pillion safety. Overall, a good event and I hope BBDC will organise it again next year!” – Jevan Goh

SPECIAL THANKS

NRC will like to thank BBDC and Traffic Police for extending an invite to us. Our members had a great time and we look forward to supporting Ride Safe in future years!